I have burnt white sauce onto stainless steel pan

[mitochondria]

How do I get it off again?

Last time I soaked, scrubbed, soaked, scrubbed again for about a week.

And yes, I should probably get some non-stick pans (or keep a better eye on the sauce).

Is there a magic way to get rid of it?

[mousymouse]

bicarb or baking powder.
enough water to cover the bottom of the pan, tea spoon of powder, bring to the boil on the hob. let cool down and then scrub.

[MissAnneElk]

Leave it to soak overnight with a dishwasher tablet - or dishwasher powder/liquid.

[BitterAndTwistedChoreDodger]

Cola. Has to be full sugar jobby. Bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes or so.

[mitochondria]

Thankyou!

Don't have cola, will Dr Pepper work? I feel an experiment coming on.

[Furball]

or you could use bio washing powder sprinkled into warm water and left overnight

[mousymouse]

dr pepper is the same as cola, I think, should work. I would drink it and use bicarb though :)

[dearprudence]

Dishwasher tablet in very hot water and leave to soak.

[mitochondria]

Dr Pepper fairly successful, has got about half of it off. Have now left soaking with bicarb.

Don't have a dishwasher (so no dishwasher tablets!)

[BikeRunSki]

Simmer some water in it with a bio washing tablet for about 20 mins.

[MerryMarigold]

Coke is amazing. It has quite put me off drinking it, the sugar/ teeth thing wasn't enough, but it's power of burn removal is scary!

[MerryMarigold]

(I also scrape at it with a blunt knife)...

[catinthehat2]

I have washing soda in stock for this problem. Less than £1 for a bag. (nb, this isn't caustic soda which some people think - it's stuff you can happiliy chuck in with your washing).

Chuck some in pan with boiling water from kettle.

Clean it up the next day.

THat is it.

[katiepotatie]

Biological washing powder overnight in some boiling water, works a treat

[MerryMarigold]

Oooh cat, I'll be trying that. I do have some. And the biological.

[mitochondria]

And the conclusion is:

Dr Pepper - pretty good.
Bicarb - OK.
Bio washing powder soaking overnight - got all the rest of it off - so I think I declare washing powder the winner.

Of course the gunk may have been weakened by the Dr Pepper and the bicarb. I really need to burn stuff onto 3 saucepans so I can do a comparison.

I also didn't make it a "fair test" as I didn't leave them for the same amount of time.

[crockydoodle]

I bung a load of salt in and water and boil for a bit. Lifts the gunk off and no overnight soaking